Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-24

At the trial before Justice of the Peace
Gettys, Thursday of Edward Albec and
DaIid Scott, assault and battery, the
former was fined $50. w. ii. Dunn and A.
b. Spellman went to Black island Friday
morning for days sport with the fish.
Thomas Levres while out in the pas
ture catching young colt yesterday morn
ing, caught one by the head and the colt
threw him and struck his ankle over a
rock making a bad sprain.
Malone.
While the two little sons of NJ. L. Nc
Clary, formerly principal of Franklin
academy, were playing Saturday morning,
one accidentally struck the other in the eye
with stick and so injured the eye that it
is thought he will lose a part of it.
The humor composing the body of the eye
has run out, and the eye is filled with
blood. The excavation for Flana-
gan's new block on the north side of
work of laying the foundation walls is
being pushed rapidly forward by
Oliver Howard is fitting up one
OF the stores in his large block with plate
glass front, for Mulholland & Tullar, who
will soon open with line of crockery, etc.
49,. A term of the County Court was
held in Malone lats week with nine causes
marked for trial. 1t adjourned Friday
without having even 50 much as called a
jury. Not a single case was tried.....
Rev. J. ". Ashworth, who for the past
four years has been the pastor of the
First Baptist church OF this place
on Wednesday evening rendered to
the church his resignation TO take effect
the last Sunday in June, at the same time
announcing that he had l"capted call to
the McDCugall street chUc1 OF New
! York city. AlthougE lAe church would
fain have kept their p '~tor, the circum
stances seemed to imper ttlvely demand
that the resignation be accepted. During
the time of his stay Ill Malone, Mr.. Ash
worth has endeared himself 10 his church
and congre CATION, and it Is VITA bitter re-
grets that they anticipate his uepartu{t.
| His reputation as a minister Is not bound
ed by the limits Of the church npr OF the
town He is widely and propularly known
as one of the strongest preachers in the
denomination. AL wish him success in
his new field of labor.
Rouses Point.
| Mr.. Fred Hammond and Miss Charlotte
| Renough, d Salvation army captain were
married on Saturday by Rev. o. NJ. Bout
well. .... The young men are making pre-
parations for a hop at Music hall, Friday
evening The Episcopal ladies will fur
nish the supper. r...... Mr.. Fred Kellogg,
son of Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of Brook
! lyn, is in town
The dance was postponed until Tuesday
evening ...Dr. Dodge is moving his
office to a site nearer hi- residence 49,.
Mr.. Rufus Heaton is in jackson, Mich,
looking after his property at that place.
.... School closes the oath ..... Work is
being pushed on the breakwater. Several
new derrcks are in process of construc-
ton and divers are at work removing old
Instructions
X. w. Anderson's clothing store at
Chateaugay, was entered by burglars last
Friday evening and about 500 worth of
clothing and furnishing goods stolen
Entrance was gained by forcing open a
back window. There is no clue to the
burglars.
The first regatta of the season was sailed
Saturday at Plattsburgh. There were
seven yachts contesting. The race was
won by the Telephone with the Maud
second and the Snowbird third.